Overalls.



No. 815,063. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

F H BRIGHAM OVERALLS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14 1905 3140 m FEBrQ/zam,

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*FREDRIGK H. BRIGHAM, 011 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND,

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To ttZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FREDRICK H. BRIG- 11AM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Overalls, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement The invention consists in the details hereinafter described in the specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the overalls of n my invention; Fig. 2, arear view of the same Fig. 3, a view of the upper portion of the overalls, the detachable apron of my inven' tion being removed. Fig. .4 is a front view of the apron detached.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the overalls shown and described are,. with the exception of the details hereinafter v s ecified, of ordinary construction, though t ey' may, so farv as my invention is concerned, be of any desired form or material.

In carrying out my invention I provide the bib 1 of the overalls with a series of nailpockets 2, preferably four in number and arranged in two rows transverse the length of the bib. These ockets are preferably constructed of a sing e strip of material stitched along three edges to the body of the bib, the upper edge being unconnected to the bib to afford an entrance to the pocket. The pocket-strip has one straight edge 3, joining the bottom at a right angle, the edge of the strip opposite edge 3 being formed by gradually curving the bottom edge 4 in an upward direction, whereby to provide a rounded corner 5 for these pockets. The rounded corners are particularly useful in nail-pockets, as they prevent lodging of the nails in the extreme corners of the pocket and, furthermore, direct the nails in thepockets to the opposite corners.

In addition to the nail-pockets the bib is provided with straps 6, preferably two in Specification of Illett'ers Patent.

Application filed July 14,1905; Serial No. 269,672.

Patented. March 13, 1906.

number and secured in parallel relation transverse the bib. Each of these straps- ,comprises a single length of material of double .or single thickness stitched to the body'of the bib by vertical stitches passing through the ends of the stra s and throughthe cen =tral portion thereo thusproviding "four hanger-straps arranged in pairs in vertical alinement. rily designed to support a screw-driver or similar tool which is to be passed vertically through a pair of alined straps.

*To provide for carrying a considerable quantity of articles, such as nails or the like, I removably secure to the overalls an apron 7, constructed of a single strip of material folded" back upon itself on a line beyond the 'medianline of the strip and se-- cured by stitching along the line of fold and the'side'edges of the folded sections. A central line of stitching parallel to the side edges of the apron divides the front section of the material and forms two pockets in the apron arranged side by side. An apron is thus constructed having duplicate pockets arrangedside by side, with the cover or material forming the front of the pockets terminating ona line below the material forming the rear- Qof the pockets, thereby providing for easy and convenient entrance into the pocket.

.The upper edge of the length of material forming the rear of the pockets is reinforced by a longitudinallyarranged strip 8, this construction also serving to provide for the securing of ordinaryclasp members 9 between the body of the material and said'reinforce. The clasp members 9 are secured in position with their hooked ends depending in rear of the apron and are adapted for engagement with keepers or eyes 10, secured in the reinforce-waistband of the overalls. By preference the clasps are three in number,

though it is to be understood that I contem-' gles to the straight edge, a side edge 14 opposite the edge 12, arranged at an angle to the bottom edge 13, and an up er edge 15, ex-

tending upward at an ang e from the side These hanger-straps are prima-- edge 14. The strip thus constructe'd is of gradually-decreasing width from top to bottom and is stitched in place to the material forming the leg of the overalls by a line of stitching extending around the strip adjacent the edges thereof and being interrupted for a short distance on the edge 12, whereby to provide an entrance 16 for said pocket opening from the side. This side opening, together with the inclined top 15 of the pocket, provides for the retention of the article inserted therein and guards against its accidental l'oss ordisplacement. Straps 17 and 18, arranged in alinement lengthwise of the pocket, provide a receptacle particularly adapted for a hammer or try-square: Each of these straps is made of a single length of material and stitched to the leg of the overalls, one of the straps being secured transverse the width of the pocket, while the other is secured below the lower edge of the pocket.

In connection with the straps 6 it will be noted that they overlie and are secured to the pocket which they are respectively adjacent,

the seams securing said straps in place also passing through the material of the pockets. The strap 17 also overlies the pocket without being directly secured thereto. By this construction I am enabled to effectively reinforce the pockets without the use of material particularly for this purpose, and in the arrangement of the strap 17 it will be noted that said straps will prevent the tearing of said pocket from the body of the material, as it overlies the face of the pockets and would thereby prevent a tearing distention of said face.

On reference to the above description,

taken in connection with the drawings, it will I be noted that I have provided a series of pockets for use with the ordinary overalls and which are particularly arranged for the maximum of convenience in use. The bib of the overalls carries a series of nail-pockets which are readily adapted to receive nails of varying sizes in connection with stra s which serve to effectively reinforce the poo ets and at the same time rovide for supporting a screw-driver, chisel: or the like. The rear pocket is particularly constructed for retaining small articles, as a pencil, rule, or the like, while the straps in connection with said pocket serve for supporting a hammer or the like, at the same time reinforcing the rear pocket.

The detachable apron is particularly convenient, in that it may be readily and quickly secured in place on the overalls when desired for supporting necessary articles and as readily detached when not desired for use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. An overalls including a bib, and a series of pockets secured to the face of the bib and arranged in horizontal rows, and two stra s secured to the bib and extending from tie pockets of one set to the pockets of the other set, said straps being secured to the pockets and bib by stitching arranged to reinforce the stitching of the pockets.

2. An overalls having a pocket formed with a side entrance, the upper wall of the pocket being inclined downwardly from said entrance-point, and stra s secured to the overalls adjacent the poo iet, one of the straps overlying the pocket and serving to reinforce the face-strip thereof in use.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK H. BRIGHAM.

Witnesses:

HUGH M. STERLING, KATHARINE ALLEN. 

